Since arriving early Sunday morning, we have been sleep-deprived and constantly on the go! Today we are scheduled for a short Reykjavik city tour with our Gate 1 travel group and another Northern Lights tour later tonight with the same group. The rest of the day will be devoted to our favorite travel activity.....tasting all the different foods around town!
The only thing we still haven't seen in the city was The Pearl! This fantastic dome-shaped, glass building sits high above the city. The dome is supported by six massive hot water tanks (4 million liters per tank) that supply the city with all of its heated water. Inside the dome you will find a very upper class restaurant which revolves one full rotation every 90 minutes while you eat your meal.
We couldn't afford to eat at this joint....and getting dizzy while we eat doesn't appeal to us either. So as soon as the short city tour ended we headed for the famous Reykjavik hot dog stand! Icelanders swear the city's best hot dogs are at this truck near the harbor (patronized by Bill Clinton and late-night bar hoppers). Use the vital sentence Eina með öllu (‘One with everything’) to get the quintessential favorite with ketchup, a sweet brown mustard, raw onions, fried onions, and remoulade (a sauce made with mayonnaise and relish). Good for the heart!
Sorry, folks! No matter how popular this hot dog is to Icelanders.....it ain't got nothin' on The Famous Hot Weiner back home. Leonard gives it a C+. I've never tasted a lamb hot dog before, but it was actually the condiments that kinda ruined it for me (I still ate 2 dogs!).
Anyone that knows us realizes that hot dogs aren't going to fill us up! Time to find us more food! This time we headed further down to the harbor to try some fresh seafood. Our hotel recommended the Icelandic Fish & Chips restaurant for a casual lunch. It was kinda obvious from the name of the place that we would have to order the fish and chips, right? Fresh cod. Delicious garlic roasted potato fries. And......we ordered a huge bowl of the fisherman's stew that was simply divine (veggies, seafood, and cheese!).
Both Leonard's gave this meal an A+. We decided to walk off that meal around town before searching for more grub. This is the first travel destination that we've been to that we haven't seen a McDonald's or Starbucks! We've spotted a Subway, KFC, Domino's, and a Dunkin' Donuts. Very few franchises popping up around Iceland!
Before heading out on our Northern Lights tour tonight.....we decided to grab a quick bite at the Burgerjoint (or Hamborgarbúllan). Many would argue that this place offers the best burger in all of Reykjavik. Don’t expect to get a menu or service to the table. Hamborgarabúllan is a burger joint – you will have a burger and you will order at the till. We got the most popular deal which is the Offer of the Century - consisting of a burger, fries, and drink for 1.600 ISK. The cozy atmosphere of this small burger joint was great. We sat at the bar and watched as they threw our burgers onto a charcoal/gas cooking grill and flipped them to perfection.
I've had good burgers before.....and this place only gets a B+. Oh, and by the way.....Jenesa and I are finally finished eating today. :)
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